A woman entered a fruit store and said to the clerk, "I want to purchase some fruit for my sick husband."
"We have some very nice sweet cherries on sale for a dollar a box," said the clerk.
She looked them over and decided to take a box. Handing them to the clerk she added, "Have they been sprayed with poison?"
Replied the clerk, "No ma’am. You will have to purchase that at the drug store."
v. (-bues, -bued, -buing) (often foll. By with) 1 inspire or permeate (with feelings, opinions, or qualities).
- saturate.
- dye. [latin imbuo]
IMPEL
v. (-ll-) 1 drive, force, or urge.
- propel. [latin pello drive]
IMPLY
v. (-ies, -ied) 1 (often foll. By that) strongly suggest or insinuate without directly stating (what are you implying?).
- signify, esp. As a consequence (silence implies guilt). [latin: related to *implicate]
INANE
adj. - silly, senseless.
- empty, void. inanely adv. Inanity n. (pl. -ies). [latin inanis]
INAPT
adj. - not apt or suitable.
- unskilful. inaptitude n.
INCUR
v. (-rr-) bring on oneself (danger, blame, loss, etc.). [latin curro run]
INDEX
finger n. Forefinger.
- —n. (pl. Indexes or indices) 1 alphabetical list of subjects etc. With references, usu. At the end of a book.
- = *card index.
- measure of prices or wages compared with a previous month, year, etc. (retail price index).
- math. Exponent of a number.
- pointer, sign, or indicator. —v. - provide (a book etc.) With an index.
- enter in an index.
- relate (wages etc.) To a price index. indexation n. (in sense 3 of v.). [latin]
INDIE
colloq. —adj. (of a pop group or record label) independent, not belonging to one of the major companies. —n. Such a group or label. [abbreviation of *independent]
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